site.btaZhelyazkov Cabinet Approved by Parliament, Gets Sworn In

The Parliament elected the proposed cabinet with Rosen Zhelyazkov as Prime Minister Thursday. It went through with 125 votes in favour, 114 against and no abstentions. 

The cabinet was supported by all MPs from GERB-UDF, BSP - United Left, There Is Such a People and Democracy, Rights and Freedoms. 

The participants in the cabinet lineup took oath in office.

Here is the composition of the Zhelyazkov Cabinet:

• PM: Rosen Zhelyazkov (GERB-UDF)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Innovation and Growth: Tomislav Donchev (GERB-UDF)
• Deputy Prime Minister: Atanas Zafirov (BSP-United Left)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications: Grozdan Karadzhov (TISP)
• Minister of Finance: Temenuzhka Petkova (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Georg Georgiev (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Interior: Daniel Mitov (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Regional Development and Public Works: Ivan Ivanov (BSP-United Left)
• Minister of Labour and Social Policy: Borislav Gutsanov (BSP-United Left)
• Minister of Justice: Georgi Georgiev (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Defence: Atanas Zapryanov (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Education and Science: Krasimir Valchev (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Health: Silvi Kirilov (TISP)
• Minister of Culture: Marian Bachev (TISP)
• Minister of Agriculture: Georgi Tahov (GERB)
• Minister of Environment and Water: Manol Genov (BSP-United Left)
• Minister of Economy and Industry: Petar Dilov (TISP)
• Minister of Energy: Zhecho Stankov (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Electronic Governance: Valentin Mundrov (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Tourism: Miroslav Borshosh (GERB-UDF)
• Minister of Youth and Sports: Ivan Peshev (BSP-United Left)

Changing-of-the-guard events were held at the ministries throughout the day. (See more here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here)